DA PAM 670-1: 16-8. Trousers, blue mess
Quick Answer
The blue mess trousers are high-waist, civilian dress-style without pleats, cuffs, or hip pockets. General officers wear two 1/2-inch gold braids spaced 1/2 inch apart on each leg. All other officers and enlisted wear one 1-1/2-inch gold braid. Suspenders are authorized but must not be visible.
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View DA PAM 670-1, Section 16-8 (Pages 110-111)Full Details
16-8. Trousers, blue mess
a. Design. The trousers will be made from an approved specification or pattern.
b. General description. The blue trousers are cut along the lines of civilian dress trousers with a high waist and
without pleats, cuffs, or hip pockets. Personnel will wear only the high-waist trousers with these uniforms. Suspenders are authorized for wear, but they may not be visible when worn.
c. Trouser leg ornamentation. The trouser leg ornamentation consists of an ornamental braid worn on the outside
seam of the trouser leg from the bottom of the waistband to the bottom of the trouser leg as follows:
(1) General officers have two, 1/2-inch, two-vellum gold, synthetic metallic gold, or gold-colored nylon or rayon
braids spaced 1/2 inch apart.
(2) All other officers and enlisted personnel have one 1 –1/2-inch, two-vellum gold, synthetic metallic gold, or
gold-colored nylon or rayon braid.
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